William Cano

Vice President, Senior Payments & Cash Management Sales Officer, HSBC Bank USA

Class Year

2007

Professional Background

Financial services sales professional at DTCC, JPMorgan Chase and HSBC Bank USA

How has being an English graduate from Duke University helped shape your professional success?

I never intended to go into finance. Sure, I was fine with math but I couldn't model and I-banking sounded atrocious to me. I quickly learned that I had a knack for sales. Why? Someone has to explain financial products... in English! Having an English major afforded me the ability to communicate in a way to have others understand the products/services related to cash management. At the end of the day, if I can't explain it, I won't be successful. Being an English major continues to help me organize my thoughts in order to effectively communicate.

William Cano